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Core i5-11400F vs i5-12600K


Description
The i5-11400F is based on Rocket Lake architecture while the i5-12600K is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-11400F gets a score of 482.5 k points while the i5-12600K gets 764.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-12600K is 1.6 times faster than the i5-11400F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0671
90672
Core
Rocket Lake-S
Arder Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
4.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/12
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x48 kB
6x32+6x48 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
6x1280 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
18432 kB
Date
March 2021
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
85.82k points
111.14k points
Mean multithread perf.
482.47k points
764.68k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i5-11400F
i5-12600K
Test#1 (Integers)
31.13k
52.6k (x1.69)
Test#2 (FP)
25.65k
27.28k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.36k
14.86k (x1.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.68k
16.4k (x0.93)
TOTAL
85.82k
111.14k (x1.3)

Multithread

i5-11400F

i5-12600K
Test#1 (Integers)
205.3k
356.58k (x1.74)
Test#2 (FP)
202.23k
263.15k (x1.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.76k
126.87k (x1.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.18k
18.08k (x2.93)
TOTAL
482.47k
764.68k (x1.58)

Performance/W
i5-11400F
i5-12600K
Test#1 (Integers)
3158 points/W
5486 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3111 points/W
4048 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1058 points/W
1952 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
95 points/W
278 points/W
TOTAL
7423 points/W
11764 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-11400F
i5-12600K
Test#1 (Integers)
7074 points/GHz
10735 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5830 points/GHz
5568 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2582 points/GHz
3033 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4019 points/GHz
3346 points/GHz
TOTAL
19505 points/GHz
22682 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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